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Nicole LaFond is TPM’s deputy editor for news, based in New York. She has also worked as the special projects editor and as a senior newswriter for TPM. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and previously covered education in central Illinois.
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U.S. president Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at Scheels Arena on June 27, 2018 in Fargo, North Dakota. President Trump held a campaign style "Make America Great Again" rally in Fargo, North Dakota with thousands in attendance. U.S. president Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at Scheels Arena on June 27, 2018 in Fargo, North Dakota. President Trump held a campaign style "Make America Great Again" rally in Fargo, North Dakota with thousands in attendance.
WH Reverses Course, Trump Issues Proclamation To Lower Flags For Gazette Victims
07.03.18 | 7:29 am
Former Aide To Roger Stone Subpoenaed By Mueller Team
06.28.18 | 1:18 pm
NC GOP Drops Openly Racist Candidate Who Claims God Is ‘White Supremacist’
06.28.18 | 11:16 am
Former President Barack Obama speaks to Obama Foundation Fellows gathered on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago, Ill. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/TNS) Former President Barack Obama speaks to Obama Foundation Fellows gathered on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago, Ill. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
Where’s Obama? Former POTUS Plans To Hit Campaign Trail To Help Flip Congress
06.28.18 | 9:15 am
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his wife Kathleen arrive at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse January 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. Manafort and his former business partner Richard Gates both pleaded not guilty last year to a 12-charge indictment that included money laundering and conspiracy. Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his wife Kathleen arrive at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse January 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. Manafort and his former business partner Richard Gates both pleaded not guilty last year to a 12-charge indictment that included money laundering and conspiracy.
New Filing Shows Russian Oligarch Tied To Putin Loaned Manafort $10 Million
06.28.18 | 8:39 am
on March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. on March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Immigration Bill’s Death Fueled By Freedom Caucus Betrayal: ‘This Is Bulls*t’
06.28.18 | 8:10 am
U.S. president Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at Scheels Arena on June 27, 2018 in Fargo, North Dakota. President Trump held a campaign style "Make America Great Again" rally in Fargo, North Dakota with thousands in attendance. U.S. president Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at Scheels Arena on June 27, 2018 in Fargo, North Dakota. President Trump held a campaign style "Make America Great Again" rally in Fargo, North Dakota with thousands in attendance.
Trump Brags About Kennedy Retirement: He Did It Because He’s ‘Confident’ In Me
06.28.18 | 7:12 am
Trump: Search For New Supreme Court Justice Will Begin ‘Immediately’
06.27.18 | 2:28 pm
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 03: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., conduct a news conference in the Capitol to voice opposition to the Republicans' tax reform plan on November 3, 2017. Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 03: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., conduct a news conference in the Capitol to voice opposition to the Republicans' tax reform plan on November 3, 2017. Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Pelosi: ‘We’ll Miss’ Crowley, But We May See Him In The ‘Public Sector Again’
06.27.18 | 11:16 am
on January 17, 2018 in Washington, DC. on January 17, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Secret Service Will Begin Protecting Sarah Sanders At Her Home This Week
06.27.18 | 9:04 am